Monthly Archives: August 2016

Goal to reduce clear-cutting, whole-tree harvesting abandoned: author

Posted on August 31, 2016 by admin

So reads the title of a front page article in the Sept 1 print version of the CH following an interview with Donna Crossland. She was a co-author, with Bob Bancroft, of Restoring the Health of Nova Scotia’s Forests, a … Continue reading →

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Dubious claim: forest harvests in Nova Scotia are aligned with nature-based requirements

Posted on August 27, 2016 by admin

“We have now developed tools that ensure that all harvest treatments are aligned with the nature-based requirements of Nova Scotia’s lands.” – Statement under Goal 13 in the Five-year Progress Report on the 2011-2020 Natural Resources Strategy released Aug 16, … Continue reading →

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Woodland spraying on hold, for now

Posted on August 25, 2016 by admin

“Northern Pulp applied to government for permits to spray more than 1,300 hectares of woodlands in Colchester and Halifax counties. The aerial and ground herbicidal spray program was tentatively scheduled to begin on Thursday but the Environment Department hasn’t granted … Continue reading →

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Member of Steering Panel for Natural Resources Strategy questions government’s commitment

Posted on August 25, 2016 by admin

“A member of an expert panel struck to assess how Nova Scotia’s Department of Natural Resources was managing the province’s forests, minerals, parks and biodiversity says the provincial government is not honouring its commitments to those resources… I think the … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Yellow Birch

Posted on August 22, 2016 by admin

Yesterday I attended the dedication of a new NS Nature Trust property on Partridge Island in Parrsboro. (View Press Release.) The presence of a healthy stand of 70% yellow birch is a celebrated feature of the property and the island. … Continue reading →

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Clearcut proposed near Keji

Posted on August 20, 2016 by admin

“Environmentalists are concerned about a proposed clear cut near the southeast border of Nova Scotia’s Kejimkujik National Park that comes close to a habitat for endangered turtles.” View CBC report | Annapolis Co. Spectator

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EAC: Government kills key forestry commitments

Posted on August 18, 2016 by admin

A document released by the Ecology Action Centre documents key steps backwards in the Nova Scotia government’s commitments to the 2011-2012 Natural Resources Strategy for forestry as expressed in the 5-year update released 2 days ago. “The update indicated that … Continue reading →

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Spruce Budworm on cue

Posted on August 18, 2016 by admin

From CBC report: With a spruce budworm infestation underway in neighbouring provinces, Nova Scotia will evaluate aerial spray options next week as it prepares for the pests arrival. “We think we’ve got two to five years,” says the province’s Natural … Continue reading →

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The big weasel: NS Liberal version

Posted on August 17, 2016 by admin

Goal 13 in the five-year Progress Report on the 2011-2020 Natural Resources Strategy (released yesterday), labelled “Good Governance”, includes this statement: Five years ago, when we first released our strategy, we committed to some actions around clearcutting, whole-tree harvesting, and … Continue reading →

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Ecologist’s perspective on the Keji-area fires

Posted on August 17, 2016 by admin

Hopefully the heavy rain over the last 24 hours has finally extinguished the fires in SW Nova Scotia. Donna Crossland, acting Ecologist for Parks Canada at Keji and on a team that has been fighting two of the fires, was … Continue reading →

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